{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-38.16","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Penal Code § 38.16","heading":"PREVENTING EXECUTION OF CIVIL PROCESS.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly by words or physical action prevents the execution of any process in a civil cause.\n(b) It is an exception to the application of this section that the actor evaded service of process by avoiding detection.\n(c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 318, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["PENAL CODE","TITLE 8. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 38. OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.38.htm#38.16","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:34Z","sha256":"1da93500db1a2d312fe623a3f783ec24067cac4bb18f6cd2a264262d4003c308","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-38.152","next":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-38.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}